Entrepreneurial growth should be encouraged around the country? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why entrepreneurship needs to be defined more broadly and capital should flow accordingly.

Lots of small business advice, but not all of it is right for you. John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to filter all small business advice from experts should not trump what you know is right for you.

How SCORE helps America's small businesses. Ken Yancey joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how SCORE volunteers around the U.S. are helping small businesses - start-ups and existing ones - and all for free.

There are many levels of assistance for military veterans who start a small business. Ken Yancey joins Jim Blasingame to report on the significant number of organizations who are dedicated to helping veteran-owned small businesses.

Why aren't businesses hiring? Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to report that, while many small businesses could take advantage of opportunity by adding more employees, most are not hiring because of uncertainty about government polities.

Are banks reverting to practices that got them into trouble? Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to report that, facing political pressure to lend money to small business, banks may revert to dangerous practices.

How are small businesses currently seeing business opportunity? Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to report on why small businesses are not more optimistic, including little willingness to take risks and pursue opportunities.

Should young entrepreneurs include older mentors in their network? Scott Gerber joins Jim Blasingame to discuss entrepreneurial mentoring and why young start-ups should include older advisors to add context to the content.

Getting mentoring help for young entrepreneurs. Scott Gerber joins Jim Blasingame to report on his new entrepreneurial mentoring program, #StartupLab, including how it works and who the mentors are.

Build your brand by connecting with customers through their social interests. David Baron and Zeshan Muhammadi join Jim Blasingame to discuss how they differentiate their business through the social interests of their target market.